Posted by Alfredo J. Martiz J. (Tokyo, Japan) on 13 February 2007 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.
The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, also known as Pearl Bridge, is a suspension bridge in Japan that crosses the Akashi Strait; it links Maiko in Kobe and Iwaya on Awaji Island as part of the Honshū-Shikoku Highway. It is the longest suspension bridge in the world to date, as measured by the length of its center span 1,991 metres (6,532 ft), substantially longer than the second longest suspension bridge, the Danish Great Belt Bridge. Total length is 3,911 metres (12,831 ft). It was planned to be one of three Honshū-Shikoku connecting bridges, annexing two borders of the Inland Sea.
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Now that's a Bridge ! I thought I had a couple of good ones on my page but this one blows them away ! Your processing, perspective and detail are amazing in this shot, very nicely done .
13 Feb 2007 12:32am
@Fred: Thank you very much for your kind comment Fred, I really appreciate it!
The lighting, the lines and the frame is just textbook perfect! Thanks for sharing the engineering info...its always amazing to bear witness to engineering feats of wonder =)
13 Feb 2007 1:20am
@Wayne: Thank you very much Wayne, thanks for always visiting and writing kind words!
wow! wonderful capture!
13 Feb 2007 1:31am
@Prashanth: Thank you Prashanth!
Wow! Great perspective and depth, I am amazed...
13 Feb 2007 4:08am
@Manuela Photography: Thank you very much Manuela!
You have good eye for shooting construction. The bridge looks very impressive.
13 Feb 2007 5:03am
@Maoya: Thank you very much Maoya, it is an impressive bridge!
Wow! I love this shot! Absolutely excellent!
13 Feb 2007 7:22am
@Craiger: Thank you Craiger!
Impressive! Makes you think... how the hell did they built this bridge?? and how the hell did you take this pic?? I think you made a good choice in making it a black/white pic, 'cause it makes you focus more on the subject and beauty of the structure than in any other aspect of the view. The lines, everything is so simetric. Un deleite para los ojos...
13 Feb 2007 7:48am
@paperdoll: Thank you Paperdoll, I was wondering the same about the construction, thanks for the kind words!
Really graphic. Like the composition. Great work.
13 Feb 2007 8:00am
@Pero: Thank you Pero!
A super composition. I love the perspective here too. I visited this bridge last year and was awe-struck at the scale of the thing. What amazed me most was that the Hanshin earthquake occurred during it's construction and had absolutely no effect on it while the rest of Kobe was raized to the ground. An outstanding feat of engineering, nicely captured.
13 Feb 2007 8:39am
@Stu: Thank you Stu, I still wonder how did they build this, it is really an outstanding feat of engineering!
wow! quel dynamisme dans cette prise de vue
13 Feb 2007 11:27am
@objectif-plume: Thank you very much!
Really huge!... nice shot!
13 Feb 2007 11:33am
@Abdullah: It is amazing when you see this, really huge as you said. Thank you Abdullah!
wow, I'm impressed from the perspective. I scrolled a couple of times up & down just to look at it. Can't keep my eyes off. Thank you for sharing the information about this bridge (and of course for this great image) Alfredo!
13 Feb 2007 12:22pm
@Lucca: Thank you Lucca, I happened the same to me when I got back and saw the photo in the computer, I could not keep my eyes of it!
La foto es perfecta... ahora sabras que cuando vi la foto en el cuadrito yo pense que era un globo... la perspectiva del puente desde ese angula da esa impresion siendo la base de la columna del puente la canasta del globo.
13 Feb 2007 3:44pm
@Yael Lucas: Haha, no me habia fijado en eso, nunca imaginé que pudiera parecer un globo, divertido como lo interpretaste!
Excellent perspective, great detail!
13 Feb 2007 4:53pm
@Yvon: Thank you very much Yvon!
Very cool shot, composition and depth of field, and perspective.
13 Feb 2007 5:03pm
@badala: Thank you very much Badala!
awesome perspective and tone saturation!
13 Feb 2007 6:30pm
@Rebecca: Thank you very much Rebecca!
Awesome perspective. Very balanced. =)
13 Feb 2007 6:31pm
@Karen: Thank you very much Karen!
OMG must go there!!! This is a fantastic picture. THe sheer majesty you've captured is enough to put this on an art gallery wall. Print in in poster size mate. I'd love to take a panaramic shot of this bridge. maybe one day!! Excellent work.
13 Feb 2007 7:12pm
@Colour blind: Thank you for your kind words Colour blind, whenever you have the chance visit this place is amazing!
love the perspective here and great conversion!
13 Feb 2007 7:26pm
@Vicki: Thank you very much Vicki!
Great job! I love the perspective you've captured in this photo. Keep up the great work!
13 Feb 2007 7:36pm
@Joe: Thank you very much Joe!
Very nice! Maybe burn in the details of the buildings over the horizon a bit more. I really like the shadow cast on the water from the bridge. The sun was directly over head, and you did a great job waiting for the perfect lighting.
13 Feb 2007 8:52pm
@Michael Zhang: Thank you very much Michael, I will try burning the details of the buildings to see what happens!
Now you are copying Fred!
13 Feb 2007 10:18pm
@j. coleman miller: Thank you very much for your comment J. Coleman. I didn't know that Fred had photos of bridges and that he had one named like I named mine, today is the first time I have seen his photoblog. This is a photo from a visit I made to this place during the weekend, I was amazed by the scale of this wonderful bridge and I wanted to share my feelings with all my friends and all of you! =)
wow
13 Feb 2007 10:44pm
@Abdul Hakim: Thank you Abdul!
Ditto to the above. Fantastic composition mate, you've really captured the power of the architecture.
13 Feb 2007 11:36pm
@Chris Sullivan: Thank you very much Chris!
Quanto quieres por la foto? mi encanta demasiado. un beso. pero es serio quiero comprar.
14 Feb 2007 6:27am
@Ana Teresa: Thank you very much Ana, I am glad you liked it, we will talk about it!
Powerful angle and beautiful sepia tones. Excellent work!!
14 Feb 2007 7:06am
@Makoto: Thank you very much Makoto!
Fantastic!
15 Feb 2007 11:07pm
@Martine Lapointe: Thank you very much Martine!
truly powerful !!!
15 Feb 2007 11:47pm
@luisa brehm: Thank you Luisa, it is an amazing bridge, powerful indeed!
Fantastic shot.
16 Feb 2007 9:33am
@Craig Persel: Thank you very much Craig!
Great photo. The first thing that I asked myself was, how do you managed to get under the bridge to take this photo. Well, it really doesn't matter. It's superb.
18 Feb 2007 6:09am
@Ahraht: Thank you Ahraht, that day we stopped near the bridge after crossing it and they have some plaza with some things used for the construction and explanation about the structure, I was looking it from a side and then decided to take a walk, then I saw it from that angle and I was amazed!
I think is a marvelous perspective of a brige. Wonderfull!, Absolutly Marvelous!! Is impressive how you capture the object. Excelent!
21 Feb 2007 11:24am
@Fernanda Quiros: Thank you Fernanda!
Powerful image, realy nice composed.
29 May 2007 2:02am
@Jesus: Thank you very much Jesus!
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